Au Naturale Organic Blonde became the newest member of Grand Teton’s mainstay beers when it was first brewed in 2006. Crafted with organic German malt and hops, it has a clean, smooth character reminiscent of the best European lagers. For the 20th anniversary celebration, they’ve traded in the blonde for a redhead while keeping their German roots. Still brewed with all-German organic malt and hops, the XX Au Naturale is bigger, maltier, and of course redder, than the original.

In the years following the Second World War, many northern European breweries would brew and sell a richer and stronger beer at the same price as their year-round beers. This was their annual gift to their customers. The Duyck brewing family has perpetuated this custom by creating a special beer which they sell at the price of their flagship beers. Produced with more malt than Jenlain Ambrée, their hallmark Bière de Garde, this beer has three dif...

This oddly named beer is far more tasty than you might expect from its title. The name is a reflection that the beer has been spiced—but you won't find any dill or preservatives (other than hops, of course) in this beer, so, not to worry. Traditionally, many wintertime beers are spiced with various ingredients, and the collective term for this style of beer is "Winter Warmer," owing in part to the warming effect felt in the belly as the beers car...

The newest addition to the Wild Goose family, it's such a welcome change to see a microbrewed lager. There are just not enough solid, craft-brewed, domestic lagers. On the nose expect very rich aromatic notes, a bright nuttiness, notes of toffee, caramel, a kiss of brown sugar, fresh wort (unfermented beer), lightly peppery hops in the background, and just the slightest lager-like hint from the lager yeast (it's a very subtle sulfur and metallic ...

Let this beer warm up to the suggested serving temperature to experience what the brewer intended for you to taste. Expect an inviting aroma with notes of coffee, dark bittersweet chocolate, raisins, figs, rolled oats, multigrain bread, orange bitters, currants, and syrup. We found the flavor to be more firm than the nose implies, with bitterness coming in first and not bashful in the least. Bitterness fades to let mellow dark chocolate, and coff...

According to Greg Hardman, owner of C.M.B.C., this is the 3rd best-ranked dark beer in the world, and this was the very first beer brewed by Christian Moerlein in 1853. Some confusing labeling choices on this beer; let's dispel the double dark expectation. It's 'double dark' if you're expecting Natty Light, but not if you're thinking doppelbock. And these days, in a climate where not being 'politically correct' can just about get you crucified, w...

On the nose, look for some fruity, juicy notes, almost like apple juice spiked with brown sugar, with ample ripe red apple notes, apple skins, pears, a touch of Belgian-beer-like sweetness, fresh barley grains, alcohol, and grassy hops that lean more toward citrus as the beer warms. Expect this beer to comes at the palate quite sweet, with an orange-rind tone. But there's a tongue-coating dryness from the hops that quickly dries things out and ho...